Organizing Your Chaos Blog
|
|
|
|
I've been thinking about exercising, drinking more water, and eating better food. For several months. Yep, just thinking about it. Then, telling myself that it's too cold to go outside and exercise. Now, that excuse is out the window, the weather is getting nicer! I don't have the weather to use as an excuse anymore. Bummer! But, I have been drinking more water (and dang, doing to the bathroom a lot!). And, continuing to think about making healthier meals. This is going to take a bit longer for me to decide how I want (okay, how I will!) to do this. I don't love to cook, or grocery shop. But, I do like good food! I admit I'd rather be organizing your garage for you, or your pantry, or your kitchen. Those things get me so excited! The food cooking thing, not so much. I am determined to make some big changes this summer! I joined a Facebook health challenge this week called: Live Well 7 Day challenge, so I'm getting motivated to make changes. I even walked our two dogs this morning with my friend Pam. This reminded me that I need accountability. (And, we're going tomorrow also!) I'm too lazy in this area to do it on my own, and it was definitely more fun and motivating to go on a walk with my friend. What things do you struggle with getting done? What things don't you do because you don't like to? Is it the food thing like me? Or, is it budgeting, organizing, cleaning, scheduling family activities? What makes you want to run and hide and forget it needs to get done? I want to encourage you to take the first step. And, to answer the questions at the beginning, I've felt like I can't get it ALL together. And, I don't have to! I just need to take one step in a direction to change the one things that I want to change. What's one thing that you want to change, learn, try? I'm curious! Reply to this email and let me know...I think we all have at least one thing we want to do. It's spring, and a time for new beginnings. What is yours? 
0 Comments
 How much paper do you have? File cabinets, boxes, bins, folders, bags, etc? Do you know what to do with all of your paper?
There are three kinds of paper that we have.
Actionable paper refers to paper that has an action attached to it. This could be making an appointment, responding to an invitation, paying bills, planning a vacation, reimbursements, ordering information, prescription refills, coupons, etc. Reference paper refers to paper that you need to keep, but you don't need to access on a daily basis. Some examples of this are mortgage, insurance, taxes, birth & death certificates, warranties, receipts for large purchases, financial documents. Sentimental papers can include photos, brochures from vacations, memorabilia, event programs, letters, kids art projects, and more. We can get so overwhelmed with paper that we don't know what to do with it. It piles up on the kitchen counter, desk, baskets, drawers, etc. The thought of going through all of the paper can be overwhelming. We can become paralyzed just thinking about what to do. If this is how you feel, you are't alone. A lot of people want to get their paper organized and don't know how to start. I want to encourage you that you can do it! You can take a step on getting your paper organized. And, the first step is: Start! How do I start, where do I start, what in the world is the first thing? Begin with gathering all of your papers, and begin with a sort. You have one decision to make: keep or toss. Once all of your papers are sorted, get rid of the toss (recycle or shred) and then you have only what you want and need and then can begin to organize what is left. This first part can take a lot of time, but once you have eliminated all of the paper that you don't need, you may be left with a much more manageable pile. Now, it's time to organize the rest! Let me know what kind of papers you need to organize here: monique@organizingyourchaos.com Let's Do It Together! This is Part 1 in a 4 part series :) |
Monique HorbI coach busy, tired, and overwhelmed women who struggle with "winning at work and losing at home". We work together to transform your life from chaotic to calm. De-cluttering your home, paper piles, and over-flowing schedule will you the confidence, time an energy to do what God created for you to do. Archives
August 2020
Categories
All
|
RSS Feed
|
HIPAA CERTIFIED
|
MENU |
QUICK LINKS |
CONTACT© COPYRIGHT 2021, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
|
|
|
